Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-07-28
The plumbers bill now subsidies for the

INC pIumDcrb UHl now buUsiueS IOr bno
.unos4ulto's bill.
One oftbe employees Of the Atlanta street
car stables does quite business In cat cul-
ture. His feline nursery consists of a large
box with Slated sides. The proprietor has
been frequently annoyed by inquiries as to
what the box contained. To save the trouble
Of asking questions he has hung large pla-
cgrd on the box with the following legend In
large letters: "This is cats"
A murderer in Jail at Memphis, Tenn, was
permitted by the Taller to attend a picnic In
one of the suburbs Of the city few days ago,
escorted by guard OF one man. The prisoner
had fine time, and the moral effect Of his
presence among the innocent pleasure seekers
was perhaps not much worse than II he had
remained in his cell and been overwhelmed
with floral gifts from admiring female friends.
Murder Is getting to be too much Of "pic-
MIC in this country anyhow.
The Jewish "shadkin," or marriage broker.
in Brooklyn, N. ", spent some time in en-
deavoring to negotiate a marriage between q
customer who agreed to give ten per cent OF
his wife's dowery in case OF success, on one
Kate Wolf, who was the pOssessor of $1,000.
The shadkins powers OF persuasion were I'M
equal to the job, however, as the girl protest
ed that the applicants mouth and nose were
too large. The broker and his client fell out
over the matter, and the result Is lawsuit
for damages between them.
An interesting engagement lust reported Is
that of Joseph Anderson, brother OF Mary
Anderson, the actress. to Miss Gertrude Bar
rett, second daughter of Lawrence Barrett,
the tragedan Both of the contracting par
ties are well known in England aud the
United States. Mr. Anderson is tall, hand
some young man, and he has had considerable
social success In London. His speciality Is
fashionable clothing.
II don't know much about athletic sports"
said the accounts ant "but do know that a
good swimmer and a poor base ball player are
alike; they both strike out" Then he laughed
in a harsh. rasping manner like an eraser at
work, and diving deep into u tangled partial
payment and interest account was soon lost to
sight in an endless column of figures about as
long as the score of a part of the first half OF
one inning of a short cricket match.
Old man Jupe is a noted character in our
village (writes a correspondent. lie was
AIKEN quite i'll at one time and the services of
physician were called for. He was prescrib-
ed for, and the doctor told the old man he
must take no food but Cruel for a few days.
Cruel cruel !. what's that?" asked the
patient. The constitution of that article was
explained by the doctor
''Slops ~ growled the old man. -
On a second visit a slightly altered diet was
proposed, and details given.
"Mush!' was the summary of the patient.
In due course old Jupe's health improved,
and the physician announced to him that he
might eat a little animal food This was toe
| much for the patient, now nearly well man
| he llatly refused, as follows: "#-
'LOok here, doctor; I've eaten your oats,
and I've eaten your corn but I'll be burned II
| / eat hay!'